The Serb performed his match against Couacaud, where he required medical attention due to his hamstring pain; Párrizas and Bautista advance, Davidovich and Carreño fall
Novak Djokovic is already in the third round of the Australian Open after beating Enzo Couacaud (6-1, 6-7, 6-2 and 6-0). The Serbian tennis player, who entered the tournament with hamstring problems in his left leg, required medical attention in the second set, a match he lost in the tiebreak. The ailments eased as the match progressed and Djokovic recovered his usual level of play by beating the Frenchman in four sets. His rival in the third round will be Bulgarian Grigor Dimitrov.
In Spanish key, one of lime and another of sand. Nuria Párrizas defeated the Russian Potapova in straight sets (6-3 and 6-2) and will face Donna Vekic in the third round. The Grenadine has not lost a set in the tournament, equaling her positive result from last year in Melbourne. Roberto Bautista also pushed his game forward, not without suffering, after coming back two sets against American Brandon Holt (4-6, 2-6, 6-3, 6-2 and 6-2), and will face the winner of the match between Andy Murray and Thanasi Kokkinakis.
Pablo Carreño and Alejandro Davidovich didn’t have the same luck, falling into two separate marathons after getting their races on track. The Andalusian went down against Tommy Paul (6-2, 2-6, 6-7, 6-3 and 6-4). Benjamin Bonzi was the executioner of Pablo Carreño in a dramatic match for the Asturian, who won by two sets to nil. The match was decided in the super tie-break of the fifth set, which fell to the French side (4-6, 4-6, 7-6, 6-1 and 7-6).
Only three Spaniards play the third round of the Australian Open (Bautista, Bucsa and Párrizas). In the men’s draw, this is the worst data for Spanish tennis in this century. Since 1999 we had two or more third round players in Australia. A worrying balance for the Navy.
Paved path for Djokovic
Massacre of men’s favorites and especially for the Serb, who will have some favorable matches to go far in a Grand Slam he has already won nine times. Casper Ruud, the number two of the tournament, lost in the second round against the American Jenson Brooksby (6-3, 7-5, 6-7 and 6-2). Taylor Fritz, who was in good shape for the first Grand Slam of the season, was also eliminated in a five-set match against local tennis player Alexei Popyrin (6-7, 7-6, 6-4, 6-7, 6-2 ).
The defeat of Alexander Zverev against Michael Mmoh (6-7, 6-4, 6-3 and 6-2) is also notable, in a match that showed the lack of rhythm of the German tennis player, in his first major tournament after more out for more than six months due to torn ligaments in his right ankle, an injury suffered in the Roland Garros semi-final against Rafa Nadal.
Source: La Verdad
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